El Mustafa Abdalla

El Mustafa Abdalla


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Academic Career Length

5Years (2022-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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10 September 2022 in Cureus
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KAKhalid Albsheer
Khalid Albsheer
AFAbdalla Fadul
Abdalla Fadul
EAEl Mustafa Abdalla
El Mustafa Abdalla
GMGihan Mohamed
Gihan Mohamed
MEMohamed Elawad
Mohamed Elawad
AZAbdulaziz Zafar
Abdulaziz Zafar
Limbic encephalitis (LE) diagnosis can be challenging due to its broad spectrum of clinical presentation and variety of causes. The most commonly known causes include paraneoplastic and autoimmune, but they can also occur post-vaccine. Since 2020, many people worldwide have received the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) vaccine after FDA approval. Mild self-limited neurological adverse reactions, including headache and dizziness, were reported post-vaccine. However, emerging few neurological severe events, including encephalitis, have also been reported. Herein, we present a case of a middle-aged female who presented with seizures after two days of receiving the second dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. A diagnosis of limbic encephalitis was made based on head MRI findings. It was treated with immunosuppressive agents and responded well with no additional neurological sequelae. This case is unique as it highlights a possible association between limbic encephalitis and the COVID-19 vaccine.

2 July 2022 in Cureus
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EAEl Mustafa Abdalla
El Mustafa Abdalla
AAAnas Al‐Sadi
Anas Al‐Sadi
AFAbdalla Fadul
Abdalla Fadul
AAAhmed H. Ahmed
Ahmed H. Ahmed
MMMuzamil Musa
Muzamil Musa
Vitamin B12 deficiency is a multifactorial condition, with a wide range of clinical presentations from mild to severe anemia and anemia-related neurological deficits. Hemolysis is a unique cause but has increasingly been recognized lately as a possible B12 deficiency presentation. Our patient presented with hemolytic anemia, for which extensive workup has excluded the common hemolysis etiologies. Therefore, it was attributed to B12 deficiency and improved significantly after treatment. Our case highlights the significance of this unusual presentation and its clinical implementation.

1 February 2023 in Annals of Medicine & Surgery
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AAAhmed Alsayed
Ahmed Alsayed
EAEl Mustafa Abdalla
El Mustafa Abdalla
BABashir Ali
Bashir Ali
AHAhmed Hatem
Ahmed Hatem
KAKhalid Albsheer
Khalid Albsheer
AMAmna Makawi
Amna Makawi
Introduction: Peritoneal dialysis (PD) can result in peritonitis, which frequently causes severe and near-fatal clinical implications if left untreated. Usually, gram-positive bacteria are the most common organisms involved. Uncommonly recognized as the cause of peritonitis in PD patients, Neisseria elongata is a gram-negative nasal and oropharyngeal normal flora organism. Case presentation: We report a rare case of a 29-year-old man who had received automated PD for 6 years and had N. elongata peritonitis. Discussion: Several case reports of Neisseria-related peritonitis may point to the potential pathogenicity of such organisms and suggest that many cases of culture-negative peritonitis may have been misdiagnosed. Poor nutrition and chronic kidney disease have been suggested as potential risk factors for N. elongata peritonitis, both of which are present in our patient. With appropriate antibiotic use, most of the cases respond well to empirical treatment. Conclusion: Although rare, N. elongata can lead to PD catheter. peritonitis that, in some cases, require changing to hemodialysis.

12 November 2022 in Annals of Medicine & Surgery
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ATAsiya Aqeel Thakur
Asiya Aqeel Thakur
EAEl Mustafa Abdalla
El Mustafa Abdalla
LSLeena Saeed
Leena Saeed
YAYara Abouazab
Yara Abouazab
SKSulafa K. Khalil
Sulafa K. Khalil
And importance: Haemophilus influenza severe presentations have decreased dramatically after the Hib vaccination was introduced. However, due to the emergence of Multi-drug resistance organisms, severe presentations like meningitis and ventriculitis may occur. Here, we have described a rarely reported case of non-typeable Haemophilus influenza ventriculitis in a previously healthy patient. MRI of the head with contrast was suggestive of tiny foci of diffusion restriction in occipital horns of bilateral ventricles with minimal intraventricular pus formation. The diagnosis was confirmed based on blood culture results and MRI findings as the patient refused to have a lumbar puncture procedure for CSF analysis. The patient was treated with intravenous antibiotics and showed a good response. In the post-HiB immunization era, we have seen a decline in invasive diseases caused by Type B Haemophilus influenza. However, non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae is now on the rise. Central nervous system infection due to non-typable Haemophilus influenza is infrequent as this organism is predominantly a respiratory mucosal pathogen resulting in acute and chronic respiratory tract infections. Multi-drug resistance of non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae is also becoming a cause of concern. Ventriculitis secondary to non-typeable beta-lactamase non-producing, ampicillin-resistant (BLNAR) Haemophilus influenza is rare, and more such cases need to be reported within the adult population to avoid under-recognition.

5 December 2022 in Cureus
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AFAbdalla Fadul
Abdalla Fadul
ESEihab A Subahi
Eihab A Subahi
NENusiba Elamin
Nusiba Elamin
EAElrazi Ali
Elrazi Ali
WMWafa Mohammed
Wafa Mohammed
EAEl Mustafa Abdalla
El Mustafa Abdalla
On 30 January 2020, the Director-General declared that the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) constitutes a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), and on 11 March 2020, it was characterized as a pandemic. Since then, patients with COVID-19 infection are commonly reported to have an increased risk of thrombosis in various blood vessels due to hypercoagulability, blood stasis, and endothelial damage. In this study, we will present a case of a pregnant lady who was evaluated for right leg pain that started one week after having upper respiratory tract symptoms and COVID-19 infection confirmed by the COVID antigen (Ag) test. Further investigation with Doppler ultrasound (US) revealed complete right great saphenous vein thrombosis. This suggests that COVID-19 may lead to other adverse effects through damage to blood vessels.

18 September 2022 in Cureus
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BABara M. Al-Qudah
Bara M. Al-Qudah
EAEl Mustafa Abdalla
El Mustafa Abdalla
FAFatima Albazoon
Fatima Albazoon
MHMhd Baraa Habib
Mhd Baraa Habib
AEAbdul-Naser Elzouki
Abdul-Naser Elzouki
Myocarditis was recently described as one of the complications secondary to COVID-19 vaccination. We present a 38-year-old lady diagnosed with vaccine-related myocarditis a few days after receiving the mRNA-1273 vaccine. We also summarize what is reported in the literature about the association between COVID-19 vaccination and myocarditis. In conclusion, COVID-19 immunization appears to be associated with significantly fewer adverse outcomes than COVID-19 infection among all age groups.